Albania
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Albania’s cash habit caught me out.
ATM fees, cash-only stays and the unglamorous bit your budget needs.
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Italy to Albania Without Flying: Rome to Himarë
My Rome to Himarë journey by train, overnight ferry and bus, with exact transport charges, port-transfer…
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Albanian buses: embrace a little organised chaos.
Windscreen destinations, helpful drivers and why you should carry smaller notes.
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Valbonë to Theth (with the Lake Koman ferry): so much more than just a hike.
A steep climb, an unforgiving descent, and the lesson I learned by doing it too quickly.